Flexible pocket receptacle



Nov. 16, 1948. v D. J. BROUGHTON I FLEXIBLE POCKET RECEPTACLE Filed Aug.1, 1946 IINVENTOR Dal/cu: J'Bnauaaroy BY LM ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 16,1948 FLEXIBLE, POCKET RECEPTACLE Douglas J. Broughton, Springfield,Mass., assignor to Buxton, Incorporated, Springfield, Mass, acorporation of Massachusetts Application August 1, 1946, Serial No.687,757

1 Claim.

This: invention relates toan' improved billfold construction and moreparticularly to an improvement in the card and pass case capacity of thebillfold.

One usual form of billtold construction includes a rear wall whichextends the full length of the billfold and a front wall made up of twospaced end panels with an intermediate member which bridges the gapbetween the end panels, the ends of the intermediate member extendingbeneath the panels. In this manner two pockets are provided between thepanels and the intermediate member, these pockets opening endwise towardthe transverse fold line about which the end sections of the vbillfoldare folded one on the other. It is also customary to provide smallerauxiliary pockets on the outer face of the panels. Cards, folded papersand pass cases are customarily carried in these pockets.

The principal object of the present invention is to make the contents ofthese pocketsmore readily accessible and at the same time afford betterprotection to the contents of the pocket.

Other and further objects residing in the details of construction willbe made apparent from the following specification and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of theinvention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a billfold constructed inaccordance with the invention, the carrier being retracted and closed;

Fig. 2 is a detail View of the carrier removed from the billfold;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. l but showing the carrieropen and in outward position;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the carrier open andretracted.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a billfold formed with the usualrear wall l0, spaced front wall end panel members II and I2, and anintermediate front wall member l3, the latter bridging the space betweenthe panel members and having its end portions inserted beneath the panelmembers. The panel members are integrally connected along their loweredges to the lower edge of the rear wall '0. Flaps extending from theupper edge of the panel members, as indicated in dotted lines at M, arefolded downwardly behind the intermediate wall member 13. Flaps l5 andI6, extending from the ends of the rear wall member it] are folded ontothe adjacent end panel and connected thereto to close the ends of thebill compartment.

While, if desired, both end sections of the billfold may be constructedin accordance with the present invention, in the billfold shown in Fig.1 only the left hand end is so constructed and therefore only the lefthand end will be described in detail.

The free end of flap I5 is formed with a short extension I'I which isinserted in a slit 18' formed in the panel II. The extension I 1 isformed with tabs [9' which extend, one from each side, heneath the panelll beyond the ends of slit I 8, as shown in dotted line in Fig. 1 tosecure flap I 5 to the panel. A second slit 20 is formed in panel llspaced from slit It. An apron 2! formed of thin leather, stiff fabric orpaper, is

: cemented or otherwise secured to the under side of the panel I! asindicated at 8. Apron 2| is of a width substantially equal to the lengthof slit 20 and extends from a point adjacent the end of the billfold,beneath the extension H, to the adjacent edge of the slit 2!).

A carrier generally indicated at 9 is positioned in the pocket 22 formedbetween panel H and the intermediate wall member I 3. The carriercomprises a rear wall member 23, a closure flap 2-4 and a front wallmember 25 which are preferably formed from a single piece of leather.Member 25 is adapted to be folded over on member 23 along the fold line26 and a partition member 21 is stitched to the members 23 and 25 alongfold line 26 as indicated at .28. A marginal portion 29 of member 27extends onto the front wall member 25 and is cemented thereto. A liningsheet 30, preferably of soft leather or fabric, may be cemented topartition members 21 and 25 to cover the stitches 28 and portion 29. Thefront wall member 25, when folded over onto member 23 positions thepartition between them, with the partition hinged at their line of fold.

The free end portion 3| of the front wall 25 of the carrier member isreduced in width forming shoulders 32. The width of portion 3| is madesubstantially equal to the length of slit 2!) and after the foldedcarrier has been fully inserted in pocket 22 the free end of member 25is drawn outwardly through slit 20 as shown in Fig. 4. With the parts sopositioned three compartments are formed, one between the rear wall 23of the carrier and the partition 21, as indicated at 33, a secondbetween the partition 21 and the portion 34 of the panel, as indicatedat 35, and a third between the front wall portion 3| and the portion 34of the panel, as indicated at 36.

As shown in Fig. 3 the carrier may be drawn outwardly until shoulders 32engage the ends of slit 20, this partial withdrawal of the carrierfacilitating the selection and removal of cards, pass cases, papers orother articles from the compartments 33, 35 and 36.

An additional, fixed pocket 31 is provided between the apron 2| and thefront wall member 253l.

When the carrier is fully seated in pocket 22 the closure flap' 24 maybe inserted between the member 3i and the contents of compartment 36 toenclose the contents of the three compartments of the carrier as shownin Fig. 1.

I claim: 1

In a billfold having front and rear walls connected along their bottomand end edges to form a bill compartment, the end portions of thebillfold being foldable one on the other about a transverse line offold, the front Wall including an end panel and an intermediate wallmember forming a pocket, a carrier element slidably mounted in saidpocket, said carrier element comprising a rear wall member having lengthand width dimensions substantially conforming to the interior dimensionsof the pocket and a front wall member connected to the end of said rearWall member Within the pocket, the portion of said front wall memberadjacent its connected end being of the same width as the rear Wallmember, the free end portion of the front wall member being reduced inwidth to form shoulders at opposite points on the, sides of the frontwall member, a slit formed in the panel through which the reducedportion of the front wall member extends outwardly, the ends of the slitbeing engageable by said shoulders to limit the outward movement of thecarrier element relative to the pool:- et, and a closure memberextending from the free end of the rear wall member of the carrierelement, said closure member having a width substantially equal to thewidth of the panel, the free end of the closure member being reduced inwidth and insertable in said slit when the carrier element is fullyseated in the pocket to close the compartments formed between the wallmembers of the carrier element and the panel.

' DOUGLAS J. BROUGHTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Doppelt Sept. 30, 1947

